Carton



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3 Claims.

The present invention relates to cellular cartons for packaging fragile articles such as eggs, and has particular reference to an improved type of cushion cellular carton.

A principal object is to provide a cushion cellular carton having a novel and effective arrangement of means for suspending the bottom cushion-forming position.

An additional object is to provide an improved 3x4 cushion carton.

A still further object is the provision of cushion carton having a plurality of inverted V-shaped' bottom sections suspended to a series of crosspartitions by means of hook members extending through the walls of the bottom member in staggered relation.

These and other objects will be evident upon a consideration of the following specification and by reference to the accompanying drawings, 'in which e Fig. l is a perspective view of a carton constructed in accordance with my invention;

Fig. 2 is a top view of the carton shown in Fig. 1, with cover removed;

from which the Within recent years the trade has become accustomed to packaging eggs in cellular cartons having a cushion forming bottom. These cartons are of the 2x6 type and. the 3x4 type.

customarily, the bottom member is provided with slots or openings .and the cross partitions of the carton havehooks which engage the bottom member through the openings therein to maintain the bottom in cushion-forming position. In accordance with the present invention the hook members on the cross partitions are arranged in staggered relation in such a manner as to expedite the erection of the carton and engagement of the hooks without destroying the stability and permanence of the securement.

'As shown in the drawings, the carton is constructed of a single blank, cut, scored and folded to form a cover member l having hooks l I along ternates with a hook member.

along score line H, and a front invertedIV-section composed of an upwardly and outwardly extending central section l8 joined to an upwardly and inwardly extending front section l9 along score line 20. The two inverted V-sections are joined together at the center of the carton along a score line 2|, which is positioned at the wall is of somewhat less height than the rear wall l2 and is provided with a series of integral hinges 24. Connected to the hinges are a series of transverse partitions which'in the erected carton extend transversely thereof to I divide the carton into a series of individual cells or compartments. The opposite sides of the cross partitions 25 are joined to an attaching strip 26 by means of hinge'portions 21. The attaching strip is fblded'over and glued or otherwise secured to the rear 'wall l2 as will be seen particu larly in Figs. 3 and 4. In the-embodiment shown in the drawings, the line of attachment of the strip 26 to the rear wall is atsubstantially the same height as the height of the front wall 22.

In its collapsed condition, the carton preferf ably is folded along the score line 2| in the center of the bottom section and along score lines 28, which are provided in the central-portion of the cross partitions, as sh 11 particularly well in Fig. 5. and in Figs. 3 an 4.

The bottom section of the carton shown. in the drawings is arranged to present three longitudinally extending channels which receive eggs positioned in the carton. This construction is provided by two complementary inverted V-sections,

and the cushion-forming shape of the bottom is 1 v maintained by a hook and slotarrangement between the cross partitions and the bottom memher. As shown in Figs. 2 and 5, the rear bottom section I5 is provided with a series'of openings 29 and the front bottom section 19 is provided with a series of similar openings 30 positioned beneath the cross partitions 25. The cross partitions are provided with projections which extend downwardly through the openings as shown in Figs. 3 and '4. These projections comprise alternate hooks 3| and hookless tabs 32. Each cross partition has a hookless tab or projection on one side and a hook member on .the other, and the downward projections. on adjacent cross partitions are staggered so that a hookless tab al the cross partitions and bottom members,- the inner bottom sections l6 and I8 are provided with openings 33 and 34, respectively. At the ends of the carton each of the bottom sections l6 and I8 is provided with openings, while interiorly of the carton the openings 33 and, 34 are arranged in staggered relation. As shown in Fig. 3, the cross partition 'is fprovided with a central hook member 35 extendingthrough the opening 33 and the section l8 rests againstagbraced portion 36. The hooks 35 and braced portions 36 are arranged in staggered relation interiorly of the carton and as shown in Fig. 5 these elements are arranged oppositely from the positions shown in Fig. 3. The" hook members on the center of the cross partitions are arranged to point in the same direction as the hook members on the outer portions of the cross partitions. Thus, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the hooks 3| and 35 point in the same direction on each cross partition interiorly of the carton. The end cross partitions are provided with reduced hook portions 31 which extend through the end openings 34.

By arranging the hooks and slots in the manner described, it is possible to produce relative inward motion of the bottom member along score lines I! and 20, whereby to produce an interlock between the hook members and the slots in the bottom section, and at the same time the bottom member is adequately supported. The staggered hooks and brace portions act in a complementary fashion and produce a balance of support for eggs positioned in the container.

Various changes and alterations are possible from the structure shown and described without departing from the scope of the invention and such modifications are intended to be included in the appended claims.

I claim: c

1. In a cellular carton of the type described, front and rear walls, cross partitions extending between said walls, and a cushion bottom section having front walls provided with openings for receiving projections on said cross partitions, said cross partitions having hook members arranged in staggered relation and engaging said bottom member in cushion-forming position through the openings therein.

2. In a cellular carton'of the type described, front and rear walls, cross partitions extending betweensaid walls, a plurality of bottom sections of substantially inverted V-shape having hook-receiving openings beneath said cross partitions, and hook members arranged in staggered relation on said cross partitions engaging said bottom sections through the openings therein and maintaining the same in cushion-forming position.

3. In a cellular carton of the type described, from and rear walls, two bottom sections of substantially inverted V-shape forming two outer channels and a central channel, said bottom sections having cross partition-receiving openings, and a series of cross partitions extending between the front and rear wallsfeach of said cross partitions having a central andan outer hook portion engaging said bottom section through the openings therein and the hooks on adjacent cross partitions being arranged in staggered relation.

JOHN ALLAN. 

